• 5 Spare Parts You Should Always Keep In Your Kitchen

    Your fridge goes out in the middle of a dinner party. Your dishwasher breaks under the scornful eye of your mother-in-law. If either of these nightmare scenarios sends a chill down your spine, it’s time to take precautions and stop them from ever happening to you. Here are five things to keep in your kitchen to stop accidents and prevent disasters. 1: Water Filters Water is the single most important component of cooking and cleaning, so if there’s something wrong with your water filter, the problem will be felt by the entire kitchen. Think about the filters both on your taps and in your refrigerator’s ice maker. Make sure you…

  • Marshmallow Soap Company Review

    If you’ve been around my blog a while, you know how much I love, LOVE, LOVE Marshmallow Soap Company. These wonderful soaps are cruelty-free, vegetable derived soap with NO paraben or phthalates. These are natural soaps with no detergent! I have to start with a cute story. As you know, I’ve said it a hundred times on my blog, I am the reason they put warning labels on things!! This Marshmallow soap smells so GOOD I want to eat it. Well, sweet 3-year-old Alice is takin’ after her NaNa! The conversation went something like this: “NaNa, I gonna eat it” “No it’s SOAP!!” The child looked at me like I…

  • Lepow Moonstone #lepow External Battery GIVEAWAY!!

    This giveaway is closed. However, my $50 Your Way Giveaway is alive and well. I use my phone. A LOT! Unfortunately, my battery doesn’t always keep up with my picture-taking, music listening, texting, and talking. Since I don’t want to be tethered to a wall charger, I’ve had to cut back on something! (Mom, that’s why I can’t call you back! Honest!!) I’m thrilled with my Lepow Moonstone Charger because I don’t have to cut back anymore!!! This is one handy (cute!) little gadget! The Lepow Moonstone 6000mAh External Battery arrives packaged in a brown, eco-friendly paper box. LOVE that! The Lepow itself is a beautiful, bright lime green (other colors…

  • Big Book of Savings Giveaway Instagram Follows Page 2

    Refreshing My Old Blog Posts: The Good, The Bad, and The 404s Updating an old blog post is a lot like an archaeological dig. You expect a quick “dusting” and end up unearthing a series of questionable life choices from 2014. I recently opened a “quick update” only to find: Why I’m Optimizing This Blog It’s not glamorous, but fixing broken links and whispering “Pick me!” to Google makes the site faster and easier for you to find. I’m not spiraling; I’m just cleaning up the blog ghosts. While You’re Here…

  • Big Book of Savings Giveaway Twitter Follows Page 3

    Refreshing My Old Blog Posts: The Good, The Bad, and The 404s Updating an old blog post is a lot like an archaeological dig. You expect a quick “dusting” and end up unearthing a series of questionable life choices from 2014. I recently opened a “quick update” only to find: Why I’m Optimizing This Blog It’s not glamorous, but fixing broken links and whispering “Pick me!” to Google makes the site faster and easier for you to find. I’m not spiraling; I’m just cleaning up the blog ghosts. While You’re Here…